Tristán White wrote:

soldiers march into a tube train. Here's a screengrab I took of it:

http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne...4400498&size=o

Trying to work out where it was taken. My guess is Edgware, the first
platform you come to on the right hand side which is on its own. I don't
know the number of the platform.

Am I right?

That overall roof visible to the left of the train is quite
distinctive. There are two pictures on this page which show 1960 tube
stock at Edgware during the 1999 Northern Heights railtour. The topmost
picture is taken from the London end of the platform, facing the buffer
stops, and the second from the bottom is taken from a camera position
similar to the shot you grabbed. As the caption remarks, "the premature
end to the New Works programme gives the station a distinctly
"unfinished" feel."

http://www.squarewheels.org.uk/rly/stock/1960tubeStock/

As for the rolling stock, it looks like 1938 stock which would have
been authentic for the Northern in 1944, although I am not sure about
livery details being absolutely correct. That "No Smoking" window
transfer looks a bit post-war, but I am willing to be corrected.

wrote:

As for the rolling stock, it looks like 1938 stock which would have
been authentic for the Northern in 1944, although I am not sure about
livery details being absolutely correct. That "No Smoking" window
transfer looks a bit post-war, but I am willing to be corrected.

Yes I know about the 1949 stock before anyone calls me on that
possibility. It looks like 38 TS anyway.

Also, I wonder about whether blackout precautions would have been in
use on tube stock in 1944. One sees them in newsreel shots. There is a
tantalising looking diamond shape visible on the glass of the LH opened
door in its pocket, which I am thinking might just be a coincidence or
artifact. I am guessing that a couple of teenagers would not have had
the means for absolutely authentic livery, and they just went down to
Edgware and filmed the actors getting into a service train. I'd be
interested to know about that.

In article .com, () wrote:

Tristán White wrote:

soldiers march into a tube train. Here's a screengrab I took of
it:

http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne...4400498&size=o

Trying to work out where it was taken. My guess is Edgware, the
first platform you come to on the right hand side which is on its
own. I don't know the number of the platform.

Am I right?

That overall roof visible to the left of the train is quite
distinctive. There are two pictures on this page which show 1960
tube stock at Edgware during the 1999 Northern Heights railtour. The
topmost picture is taken from the London end of the platform, facing
the buffer stops, and the second from the bottom is taken from a camera
position similar to the shot you grabbed. As the caption remarks, "the
premature end to the New Works programme gives the station a distinctly
"unfinished" feel."

http://www.squarewheels.org.uk/rly/stock/1960tubeStock/

As for the rolling stock, it looks like 1938 stock which would have
been authentic for the Northern in 1944, although I am not sure
about livery details being absolutely correct. That "No Smoking" window
transfer looks a bit post-war, but I am willing to be corrected.

The livery looks all-red to me, not authentic for 1944. Also the signs would have still said "NON-SMOKING" at that time. "NO-SMOKING" came later. And the lack of blast netting is wrong too.

--
Colin Rosenstiel

Colin Rosenstiel wrote:

As for the rolling stock, it looks like 1938 stock which would have
been authentic for the Northern in 1944, although I am not sure
about livery details being absolutely correct. That "No Smoking" window
transfer looks a bit post-war, but I am willing to be corrected.

The livery looks all-red to me, not authentic for 1944. Also the signs would have still said "NON-SMOKING" at that time. "NO-SMOKING" came later. And the lack of blast netting is wrong too.

I have been thinking about this. The 38 stock had cream window pillars
when introduced, didn't it? Like in this picture (of 1959 stock,
admittedly)

http://www.anorakheaven.com/photos/rs050.jpg

Maybe tube trains wouldn't need blast or blackout precautions if
German troops were in occupation?

In article . com, () wrote:

Colin Rosenstiel wrote:

As for the rolling stock, it looks like 1938 stock which would
have been authentic for the Northern in 1944, although I am not sure
about livery details being absolutely correct. That "No
Smoking" window transfer looks a bit post-war, but I am willing to
be corrected.

The livery looks all-red to me, not authentic for 1944. Also the
signs would have still said "NON-SMOKING" at that time.
"NO-SMOKING" came later. And the lack of blast netting is wrong too.

I have been thinking about this. The 38 stock had cream window
pillars when introduced, didn't it? Like in this picture (of 1959 stock,
admittedly)

http://www.anorakheaven.com/photos/rs050.jpg

I think that was a fair representation of the cream element. Before my time, mind.

Maybe tube trains wouldn't need blast or blackout precautions if
German troops were in occupation?

Good point.

--
Colin Rosenstiel

wrote:
Colin Rosenstiel wrote:

As for the rolling stock, it looks like 1938 stock which would have
been authentic for the Northern in 1944, although I am not sure
about livery details being absolutely correct. That "No Smoking" window
transfer looks a bit post-war, but I am willing to be corrected.

The livery looks all-red to me, not authentic for 1944. Also the signs would have still said "NON-SMOKING" at that time. "NO-SMOKING" came later.

It was "NON SMOKING" on the outside, "NO SMOKING" on the inside.